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The Echo Show 15’s Fire TV update is rolling out now
The big new update brings the Fire TV experience to Amazon's Echo Show 15, but can you sideload apps?
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Roku's first QLED TV range debuts in the UK
UK customers can now get Roku's TV interface with a QLED panel with this new launch from TCL, with a choice of four sizes available
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These new Roku-powered smart TVs start at just £129
If you've been waiting for a bargain smart TV to upgrade your living room this Christmas then RCA and Roku are on hand with these incredibly cheap models
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Dyson tech to get smarter: 15-year plan focuses on connectivity
Dyson has announced a shift from mechanical engineering to embedded software and connectivity, but the end goal may be entirely unexpected
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Apple HomePod 2: All there is to know right now
Apple discontinued the original HomePod, but new rumours suggest it could return in the form of a smart display.
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What is Ultra Wideband?
Ultra Wideband: The smart technology that can track your keys or automate your home
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New Philips Hue Festavia string lights launch in time for Christmas
There’s a new, festive addition to the Philips Hue range. The aptly named Festavia offers 250 colour-changing LEDs you can control from the Hue app.
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Matter has launched – but what does it mean for your smart home?
The new smart home protocol is now official. Here are the benefits it will bring and how it affects smart devices you already own.
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Nanoleaf is Matter-ready with its new Essentials lights
Nanoleaf has announced its first Matter-ready products: two bulbs and a light strip, which will go on sale next year.
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What is Matter? The new smart home standard explained
The first Matter-certified products are due to launch on 3 November. But what is Matter and what does it mean for smart home technology?
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Shark’s new Stratos vacuums are already on sale for Black Friday
Shark's Stratos range has only just launched but you can already find some of the new corded and cordless cleaners on sale in the run-up to Black Friday.
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Amazon Echo Dot 5: release date, price & features
The new Echo Dot 5 keeps the spherical design but improves sound quality and gets new features
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Lidl’s heated airer will dry your clothes for just 7p an hour
Lidl's £45 heated clothes rack costs just 7p an hour to run and will keep you from having to use your tumble dryer.
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Tech Advisor Awards: The 60 best consumer tech products of the year
Tech Advisor's 2022-2023 Awards highlight the best consumer tech across a range of categories, including phones, laptops, tablets, wearables, audiovisual, accessories, software, smart home and lifestyle.
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Dyson’s Gen5 has a new motor powerful enough to suck up viruses
Dyson's upcoming cordless cleaner, the Gen5detect, is more powerful, has new features and ditches the hated trigger.
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Lidl's light alarm will make your mornings better for under £30
Here's why you grab should Lidl's bargain light alarm while you can. And if you miss it, we've got an excellent, budget-friendly alternative
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Sharp might be your answer for an affordable Mini-LED TV in 2023
A combination of Mini-LED panel tech, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Android TV, and an attractive price might make the XLED series a winner
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Amazon Echo 5: Release date, price and feature rumours
Amazon's hardware event came and went, without a mention of an update to the fourth-generation Echo.
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Millions of Echo speakers to become Eero range extenders
A free over-the-air update will turn Alexa devices into mesh Wi-Fi extenders as part of the Eero Built-in programme.
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